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Seriously? Honest question - how does that work? I've always heard that paying for a higher octane fuel than required by your engine is just "throwing your mone
by taylodl 4y ago
Seriously? Honest question - how does that work? I've always heard that paying for a higher octane fuel than required by your engine is just "throwing your money away." But if you're saying, at least on the highway, if I can get a 28% gain in fuel efficiency while only paying 20% more for the fuel then I'm interested!
- chucksta 4y agoNo, thats not what that number is for at all. You heard right, octane is a rating for its stability to premature detonation https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/octane-in-depth.php#:~:text=Octane%20ratings%20are%20measures%20of,ignite)%20in%20a%20testing%20engine https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/gasoline/octane-in-depth....